Henri Matisse, Portrait de femme

Property from a New Jersey Estate
Henri Matisse
1869 - 1954
Portrait de femme

Signed H Matisse and dated 44 (lower left)
Pen and ink on paper
20 3/4 by 15 7/8 in. (52.7 by 40.1 cm)
Framed: 30 3/4 by 25 1/4 in. (78.1 by 64.1 cm)
Executed in 1944.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the late Madame Marguerite Duthuit-Matisse.

Condition Report:
The work is in very good condition. Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet is hinged to a mount at two places along the upper edge of its verso. The edges of the sheet are slightly discolored. Discoloration in the upper left and upper right corners due to a previous mounting. A couple extremely minor spots of possible foxing.

Provenance:
Pierre Matisse, Paris (the son of the artist)

Waddington Galleries, London (acquired from the above)

Wally Findlay Gallery, New York

Acquired from the above in 1973